Realp
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| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Uri |
| District | n.a. |
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• Total | 77.97 km2 (30.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,538 m (5,046 ft) |
| Population (December 2020) | |
• Total | 142 |
| • Density | 1.82/km2 (4.72/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6491 |
| SFOS number | 1212 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-UR |
| Surrounded by | Airolo (TI), Bedretto (TI), Göschenen, Hospental, Oberwald (VS) |
| Website | www.realp.ch |
Realp (archaic Urnerdeutsch: Frialp)[1] is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.
History
[edit | edit source]Realp is first mentioned in 1363 as Riealb.[2]
Geography
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Realp has an area, as of 2006[update], of 78 km2 (30 sq mi). Of this area, 41.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (55.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[3] In the 1993/94 land survey[update], 0.2% of the total land area was heavily forested, while 2.1% is covered in small trees and shrubbery. Of the agricultural land, 1.6% is used for orchards or vine crops and 40.0% is used for alpine pastures. Of the settled areas, 0.1% is covered with buildings, and 0.5% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 0.1% is unproductive standing water (ponds or lakes), 1.1% is unproductive flowing water (rivers), 43.3% is too rocky for vegetation, and 10.9% is other unproductive land.[4]
The municipality is located on the rise into the Furka Pass.
Demographics
[edit | edit source]Realp has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 142.[5] As of 2007[update], 7.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -22.7%. All of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German.[3] As of 2007[update] the gender distribution of the population was 50.3% male and 49.7% female.[6]
In the 2007 federal election the FDP party received 96.2% of the vote.[3]
In Realp about 50% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[3]
Realp has an unemployment rate of 0.74%. As of 2005[update], there were 8 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 5 businesses involved in this sector. people are employed in the secondary sector and there are businesses in this sector. 63 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 16 businesses in this sector.[3]
The historical population is given in the following table:[2][7]
| year | population |
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| 1799 | 170 |
| 1850 | 203 |
| 1900 | 208 |
| 1980 | 308 |
| 2000 | 146 |
| 2005 | 161 |
| 2007 | 153 |
| 2008 | 153 |
| 2010 | 144 |
| 2013 | 148 |
| 2014 | 143 |
Ski area
[edit | edit source]Realp has a small T-bar with a beginner run. It is part of the Skiarena Andermatt-Sedrun. Nearby there is cross-country skiing, and a biathlon course.
Transport
[edit | edit source]The municipality is served by two railway stations; Realp, and Realp DFB on the heritage railway.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Abegg, Emil, Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 54.
- ^ a b "Realp" in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ a b c d e Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 09-Sep-2009
- ^ Canton Uri - Ground use statistics Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 8 September 2009
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- ^ Uri Population statistics Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 8 September 2009
- ^ Uri in Numbers 2009/10 edition Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 8 September 2009
External links
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- "Realp" in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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